Archive for March, 2016

This SmackDown marks the final show for the main roster before the men and women of WWE head to the biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 32.
The buildup to the pay-per-view has been a mixed bag at best. Roman Reigns has failed to get the crowd on his side despite being portrayed as the solution to Triple H's reign of terror.
His reactions vary from city to city, but there is always a large number of fans who just don't like him. When he heads down the ramp Sunday to face The Game, he has to be ready to deal with ...

As the wrestling world prepares to converge on Dallas for WrestleMania 32 on Sunday, the business of WWE is already a hot topic with the report that John Cena and Brock Lesnar are the company's two highest-paid Superstars.
According to Forbes, Cena leads all WWE stars in pay with $9.5 million in earnings, followed by Lesnar at $6 million.
The gap between Cena, Lesnar and everyone else is huge, which also speaks to the lack of star depth currently plaguing WWE.
Cena, who will miss this year's WrestleMania due to injury, remains the gold standard by which all WWE Superstars are measured, as Forbes noted:
Nobody ...

At WrestleMania 32 on Sunday, Roman Reigns will challenge Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but there has been speculation about his potential heel turn in the main event.
One way to turn Reigns heel would be for him to attack The Rock following a victory over The Game. During a promotional tour for WWE’s partnership with Snickers, Ring Rust Radio asked Reigns if The Rock would come out during his championship celebration if he were to win.
Reigns answered candidly, teasing a possible attack and heel turn if The Rock were to show up:
"We haven’t spoken too much about ...

I want to start and end this introduction by reiterating that reports of Roman Reigns' demise are greatly exaggerated. And fabricated.
Good Roman Gone Bad?
Stop it. Just stop it. People need to consider who is booing Reigns. It's usually loud males who are committed to WWE's product no matter who is on top. Many of them are single, so they live in a world that revolves around them, and don't consider the appeal Reigns has to women and children, whose financial contributions to WWE are much less guaranteed.
During my interview with WWE artist Rob Schamberger on the PodNasty Wrestling Podcast, ...

Triple H and Roman Reigns are headed for perhaps the most unanticipated main event in WrestleMania history. Reigns is not over despite all of the work that WWE has done for him. Triple H is actually babying out as a result, throwing off the heel/face dynamic of the rivalry itself.
To say that this one is a tough sell is a massive understatement.
Many surely believed that The Game would be enough to finally get Roman over the hump. He is one of the best in WWE history and considered a legend by fans around the world. If anyone could step in ...

John Cena has been out of action since January due to a shoulder injury, but the 15-time WWE world champion may be nearing his return to the squared circle.
Continue for updates.
Report: Cena on Verge of Being Cleared
Thursday, March 31
According to PWInsider (h/t Marc Middleton of WrestlingInc.com), the 38-year-old Superstar is expected to be cleared "any time now," and it is possible that he has been given clearance by doctors already.
The leader of Cenation underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, per Erin Edgemon of AL.com. While no timetable was given for his return, Nick Paglino of WrestleZone.com speculated that he could miss between ...

NXT TakeOver: Dallas will be the diehard fans' WrestleMania.
A supercard brimming with indy favorites promises to deliver at least one Match of the Year candidate. Where WrestleMania will be built around spectacle on swerves, TakeOver: Dallas' foundation will be first-rate wrestling. On Friday, April 1 at 10 p.m. ET, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries and Asuka will look to tear the house down at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas.
WrestleMania weekend will kick off with NXT's first TakeOver special of 2016.
Every championship will be on the line. A number of fresh faces will make their mark. And the NXT roster will make ...

The final stop on the road Friday's TakeOver: Dallas special occurred Wednesday night when NXT presented its weekly WWE Network broadcast from Full Sail University, headlined by a battle between Samoa Joe and Bull Dempsey. One of those heavyweight competitors firmly established himself as one of the biggest winners of the evening.
On a night devoted to putting tag teams like American Alpha and The Revival over ahead of their championship clash on Friday night, it was a series of singles competitors who left the greatest impression on viewers.
"The Lone Wolf" Baron Corbin destroyed enhancement talent Michael Cuellari in impressive fashion, ...

WrestleMania rearranged the professional wrestling landscape as it grew. It catapulted WWE to dominance of the business, helped kick-start the red-hot Attitude Era and eventually became the centerpiece of a weekend that is a celebration of the squared circle.
Vince McMahon created the concept and relied on celebrities to make sure the world had his attention, but it was the stars of WWE who transformed WrestleMania into the must-see moneymaker it is today.
Hulk Hogan served as the event's foundation early on. Shawn Michaels made it his personal stage as he earned the nickname "Mr. WrestleMania" with a series of stellar performances. ...

It's been a rough road, but WWE WrestleMania 32 is just about here. On Sunday, the biggest matches the company could set up with the roster will go down.A relentless streak of injuries has thinned the talent pool considerably, taking out major players such as John Cena, Sting, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan and others, but that doesn't mean all is lost. There are still important things to go down, particularly with the three main events.One point of that triangle features Dean Ambrose against Brock Lesnar in what is sure to be a brutal contest that will test how tough they ...